A radiant burst blooms from behind the subject with turning rays, a hot core and a shockwave ring, then settles.
Light Leaks & Flares
God Rays
- rays
- sunlight
- volumetric
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God Rays Overlay – Volumetric Sun Rays Loop
About God Rays
Soft volumetric rays pour from a corner, swaying and shimmering like sunlight through haze.
Part of Light Leaks & Flares. New to this kind of graphic? Read How to Add Light Leaks to a Video.
- Category
- Light Leaks & Flares
- Length
- 5 seconds, up to 60 seconds
- Playback
- Plays once
- Controls
- 9 editable
- Format
- MP4 · WebM · PNG sequence
- Alpha
- WebM or PNG sequence
- Resolution
- 720p to 8K
- Aspect
- 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:5
- License
- Commercial use included
Frequently asked
What is the God Rays animation?
Soft volumetric rays pour from a corner, swaying and shimmering like sunlight through haze. It belongs to the Light Leaks & Flares category on velements, where you edit it in the browser and download it as a finished video file.
What can you customize in God Rays?
Every control in the editor, grouped the same way there. Style: background, primary, secondary and accent. Layout: aspect ratio and position. Motion: duration, intensity and variation. Each change appears in the live preview straight away, and editing is free.
How long is God Rays?
God Rays runs 5 seconds by default, and you can set any length up to 60 seconds before you export. It plays once from start to finish, so it drops straight onto a cut or an opening.
Can you download God Rays with a transparent background?
Yes. Set the background to Transparent, then export a PNG sequence for Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro or Figma: import the first frame as an image sequence and it drops onto a track above your footage with a straight alpha channel. Export WebM with a VP9 alpha channel for the web and for CapCut. MP4 has no alpha channel, so it keeps a solid color or image behind the animation.
Can you use God Rays in commercial projects?
Yes. Each download comes with a perpetual commercial license in your name for client work, ads and products, and you may sell the edited clip on stock footage sites. Reselling the preset itself as an editable template is not allowed.
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